CHECKLIST #5

Welcome to BabySteps Checklist #5. Now that you have your three month food supply worksheet filled out we are going to give you a reminder in each checklist to continue to stock up and replenish your supply. This should be incorporated into your normal grocery budget (especially if you are taking advantage of sales and coupons). For this checklist we will be introducing you to the world of long term food storage. We know this is the part you have really been waiting for and we are excited to give you a fabulous tool to help you along the way — our custom food storage calculator/inventory tracker!

Let’s talk about long term food storage a little more in depth. For the rest of the checklists we will give you specific purchasing assignments for items which are included in our food storage calculator. The food storage calculator contains life sustaining foods (grains, legumes, baking ingredients) for one adult for one year. In addition to the life sustaining foods, we recommend purchasing small amounts of some other items that will enrich your food storage (fruits and vegetables, powders, meats and cheeses, comfort foods, etc.). You can store more or less of these foods depending on what your family likes and uses. We also make sure to take care of some non-food items and powerless cooking tools.

Each checklist will give you purchasing assignments as well as links to all the information you will need to know about those particular items and recipes to try.

TO PURCHASE:

Purchase some of our favorite food storage cookbooks to start getting ideas on what to cook